The first gay pub I dared set foot now has a rabow plaque. Here’s why that matters

THE FIRST GAY PUB I DARED SET FOOT NOW HAS A RABOW PLAQUE. HERE’S WHY THAT MATTERS
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THE PEOPLE OUTSI THE ONT WERE IENDLY AS ALL ! I SMOKED MY CIGAR WHILE BEG SURROUND BY PEOPLE WH A REFULGENT SPIR ABOUT THEM! LOVE THIS BAR!BY BRANDON“BT LTLE GAY BAR AMSTERDAM ”FEB 2020HAPPENED UPON THIS BAR WHILE STROLLG THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE BARTENR WAS IENDLY AND FUN. WE HAD A GREAT TIME THIS LTLE LEATHER BAR. A SURE STOP NO MATTER WHAT YOUR CLATNS. SUGGT EDS TO IMPROVE WHAT WE SHOW.IMPROVE THIS LISTGFULL VIEWALL PHOTOS (1)TOP WAYS TO EXPERIENCE NEARBY ATTRACTNSLIKELY TO SELL OUT*COQTAL SHOW: THE HOTTT MALE SHOW AMSTERDAM, MAGIC MIKE163REMEND98% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. 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I WAS VERY FORTABLE THE BAR AND THE DARK ROOMS. THE BARTENRS ARE WONRFUL. I REMEMBERED ALL THE NAMES! WHEN I REMEMBER YOUR NAME WHILE VISG, YOU ARE WONRFUL TO ME! I WAS BEG SED AT WHEN I ARRIVED DAILY. I WAS VERY FORTABLE BEG NAKED THE BAR WH NO PROBLEMS ! NO ONE BOTHERED ME AND THE ACTN WAS ON POT! DRKS WERE GREAT! THE MIC IS FANTASTIC ,DJ DID HIS JOB WELL! THE PEOPLE OUTSI THE ONT WERE IENDLY AS ALL ! I SMOKED MY CIGAR WHILE BEG SURROUND BY PEOPLE WH A REFULGENT SPIR ABOUT THEM! LOVE THIS BAR!READ MOREWRTEN AUGT 18, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.BRANDONAMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS20 NTRIBUTNS3BT LTLE GAY BAR AMSTERDAM FEB 2020 • SOLOHAPPENED UPON THIS BAR WHILE STROLLG THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE BARTENR WAS IENDLY AND FUN. WE HAD A GREAT TIME THIS LTLE LEATHER BAR. A SURE STOP NO MATTER WHAT YOUR CLATNS. READ MOREWRTEN FEBARY 29, 2020THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.NICKSPIXNEW YORK CY, NY60 NTRIBUTNS1GREAT PLACESEP 2019FRIENDLY, FUN AND A NICE EXPERIENCE. THE BARTENR WAS REALLY GOOD - THE GUYS THE BAR WERE ALL HAVG A GOOD TIME - WAS A REMR OF BETTER TIM OUR OWN UNTRY RE THE LEATHER SCENE. I KNOW THE ARGOS HAS GONE - BUT I HOPE THIS PLACE STILL WILL HELP KEEP AMSTERDAM 'UN-VANILLA'READ MOREWRTEN OCTOBER 1, 2019THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.HANSEL SMIAMI, FL412 NTRIBUTNS1JT OKFEB 2019 • COUPLHAPPENED TO BE WALKG BY AND WE WERE THE MOOD FOR A DRK, AND THATS WHAT WE GOT. WE HAD ONE DRK AND LEFT. THE PLACE DO PLAY GREAT MIC, THE CLIENTELE IS NOT VERY IENDLY NEHER WERE THE BARTENRS.READ MOREWRTEN MARCH 31, 2019THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.CONOR CLONDON, UK313 NTRIBUTNS3BRILLIANT BAR!DEC 2018 • FRIENDSME AND MY MATE ME HERE AT DECEMBER AND HAD A GREAT NIGHT. NOT AS SEEDY AS WE ASSUMED OM THE OUTSI. LOOKED LOVELY WH ALL THE XMAS RATNS. THE BARMAN WE HAD WE WAS A REAL LGH AND HAD GREAT BANTER. PL THE DRKS ARE CHEAP!! 2 ROS FOR A JAGERBOMB!! WE FIVELY REMEND AND WOULD AND WILL E BACK HERE.READ MOREWRTEN JANUARY 15, 2019THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.PATRICK GALEXANDRIA, VA159 NTRIBUTNS0JULY ADVENTUREJUL 2018NICE BAR TO VIS EHER LATE AFTERNOON OR LATE AT NIGHT. BARTENRS ARE NICE AND VERY ACODATG. EASY TO GET TO THE BAR BY FOOT OR TRAMREAD MOREWRTEN JULY 18, 2018THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.HM A3 OCT 2017I LOVE THIS PLACE TO TRAVEL, I AM PLANG TO VIS THIS AREA AGA. ULD YOU PLEASE UPLOAD SOME IMAGE? READ MOREWRTEN APRIL 19, 2018THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.DHEARDZIMAMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS152 NTRIBUTNS0GREAT GAY BAR AMSTERDAMJUN 2017 • SOLODONT UNRSTAND HOW ANYONE N GIVE THIS PLACE A BAD REVIEW! GREAT BAR, FUN AND IENDLY STAFF - OF URSE, IF YOU ENTER AND WANT TO, YOU NEED TO BUY A DRK! ITS NOT A MM, SHOP OR GALLERY - S A BAR!READ MOREWRTEN APRIL 12, 2018THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.GARY FGNOSALL, UK882 NTRIBUTNS0NOT THE IENDLIT OF WELNOV 2017 • FRIENDSIN THE POURG RA, FOUR OF WERE KEEN TO GET TO A BAR AND HAVE A BEER. FOUND THIS PLACE DOWN A SI STREET AND WENT . VERY DARK WH NO TABL SO WE WERE GOG TO STAY FOR JT ONE AND THEN GO. QUIET BARMAN JT STARED AT AND THERE WAS NO OFFER A DRK. PLACE DIDN’T FEEL RIGHT SO WE LEFT WHOUT A BEER. SEEMS WE HAD STUMBLED TO EHER A SWGERS JOT OR GAY BAR BUT ULDN’T WORK OUT WHICH.READ MOREWRTEN DECEMBER 9, 2017THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.CHRIS R1 NTRIBUTN1A GREAT WELEMAY 2017 • FRIENDSME AND MY IEND WANRED HERE NOT REALLY KNOWG WHAT TO EXPECT BUT FOUND SOME CREDIBLY IENDLY STAFF, A GREAT OWNER AND A LAID BACK ATTU OM EVERYONE THERE. WE HAD A GREAT TIME AND SHARED A LOT OF JOK. THEY EVEN SANG ME HAPPY BIRTHDAY AT MIDNIGHT! THEIR WARM WELE MA ME FEEL STANTLY AT HOME ON MY FIRST VIS TO AMSTERDAM.READ MOREWRTEN MAY 19, 2017THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. 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Frankly, I’d have served a prison jt for him to hold my hand, like he did his off-whe Vxhall Nova on the drive there, breakg only to change, he took me for strawberry cir the Gloucter, a pub at the park’s edge, takg my tremblg hand his and reassurg me: “It’s actually a gay bar. Gay pubs are far more than bars; they’re refug. On Sunday, the first a new seri of rabow plaqu will be stalled at the Gloucter – now the Greenwich Tavern – cementg s place gay home the workg-class Medway area of Kent, where we met when he sold me a phone cred rd at the lol petrol statn, “queers” like were wily perceived as predatory, perverted, spic or simply scum.

”After the strawberry cir, served by a man a tight whe vt – the only other gay man I’d seen real life – the squiggly summer sunlight ma a strobe effect through the park’s tre.

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The first time I saw wh him, when I was 18, I realised he had echoed the love story of the two protagonists, who also had their first kiss the twilight of Greenwich Park’s tre, and their first experience of a gay pub at the Gloucter. The explanatn for his obssn is now clear: there was such a pcy of same-sex love stori that this was the first time many young people had seen a same-sex kiss, or peeked si an actual gay bar after dark.

The project remds people “that we have always been here, good tim and bad, ” David Robson of the London LGBT+ Foms’ Network said when the plaqu were film and my own story were workg-class gay love: not dandyish and sheltered by the polse of privilege, but the btal realy of beg perceived a non-mascule boy. It was a powerful and rarely told tersectn – and one that, even more rarely, ends rather happily, wh a betiful scene of fiance and acceptance played to a Mama Cass waltz on the sk I disvered that I wasn’t the only wi-eyed baby gay my boyiend had been chasg through those ancient chtnuts that summer. For me, the plaque honours that private moment as well as the shared history of the LGBTQ+ ’s the msage I’d impart to anyone who thks such symbols are meangls, as the unique social history of the UK’s gay bars is endangered by gentrifitn, hook-up apps, the st of livg crisis and even assiatn.

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THE PEOPLE OUTSI THE ONT WERE IENDLY AS ALL ! I SMOKED MY CIGAR WHILE BEG SURROUND BY PEOPLE WH A REFULGENT SPIR ABOUT THEM! LOVE THIS BAR!BY BRANDON“BT LTLE GAY BAR AMSTERDAM ”FEB 2020HAPPENED UPON THIS BAR WHILE STROLLG THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE BARTENR WAS IENDLY AND FUN. WE HAD A GREAT TIME THIS LTLE LEATHER BAR. A SURE STOP NO MATTER WHAT YOUR CLATNS. SUGGT EDS TO IMPROVE WHAT WE SHOW.IMPROVE THIS LISTGFULL VIEWALL PHOTOS (1)TOP WAYS TO EXPERIENCE NEARBY ATTRACTNSLIKELY TO SELL OUT*COQTAL SHOW: THE HOTTT MALE SHOW AMSTERDAM, MAGIC MIKE163REMEND98% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $65.88 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)ULTIMATE PARTY NIGHTLIFE EXPERIENC450SPRG BREAKOM $27.91 PER ADULTDISVER THE LGBT SI OF AMSTERDAM WH A LOL1NIGHTLIFEOM $111.53 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)LUXURY SUMMER BOAT TOUR AMSTERDAM WH BAR ON BOARD84REMEND90% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.BOAT TOURSOM $22.28 PER ADULTAMSTERDAM: CANAL BOOZE CISE WH OPTNAL OPEN BAR81REMEND92% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.BOAT TOURSOM $25.12 PER ADULTAMSTERDAM: BOAT TOUR WH DRKS INCLUD94REMEND97% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $36.29 PER ADULTAMSTERDAM: RED LIGHT DISTRICT GUID TOUR (TOP RATED)65REMEND90% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $49.69 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)4-HOUR SMALL-GROUP AMSTERDAM WALKG TOUR: MEET THE LOLS51REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $99.37 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)KKENHOF, TULIP FIELDS AND DELFT DAY TOUR OM AMSTERDAM20FULL-DAY TOURSOM $177.53 PER ADULTTREASUR OF AMSTERDAM: COFFEHOPS & RED LIGHT DISTRICT PRIVATE TOUR76REMEND98% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.CY TOURSOM $84.86 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)BEST SELLERAMSTERDAM OPEN BOAT TOUR WH LIVE GUI AND UNLIMED DRKS 996REMEND93% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.COFFEE CISOM $27.91 PER ADULTBEST SELLERAMSTERDAM CLASSIC BOAT CISE WH LIVE GUI, DRKS AND CHEE26,190REMEND98% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.WE TOURSOM $36.29 PER ADULTAMSTERDAM PRIVATE BBQ AND DRKS CISE WH ONBOARD CHEF 9FOOD & DRKOM $329.39 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)BILL'S BIKE TOUR - TOP RATED AND SAFT BIKE TOUR AMSTERDAM118REMEND99% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.ARCHECTURE TOURSOM $42.43 PER ADULT2023BEST SELLERAMSTERDAM LUXURY GUID SIGHTSEEG CANAL CISE WH ONBOARD BAR3,820REMEND98% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.BOAT TOURSOM $22.28 PER ADULTTHE AREA ADDRSST. JAKOBSSTRAAT 6, 1012 NC AMSTERDAM THE NETHERLANDSNEIGHBORHOOD: CENTMAMSTERDAM’S BUZZG HUB, WH S SPRAWLG WORK OF TRAM RAILS AND A SEEMGLY NSTANT FLOW OF TOURISTS AND MUTERS, YIELDS NVENIENT ACCS TO SOME OF THE BT SIGHTSEEG, SHOPPG, AND STREET LIFE EUROPE. CLOST AT HAND ARE THE ROYAL PALACE, THE QUAT SHOPS OF HAALREMMERDIJK, THE PESTRIANIZED ZON KALVERSTRAAT AND DAM SQUARE WH POPULAR NEIGHBORHOODS SUCH AS THE RED LIGHT DISTRICT, AND THE CANAL RG HARDLY MORE THAN A MOMENT’S STROLL AWAY. WH THE WELL-NNECTED CENTRAAL STATN AS CENTM’S BASE, 'S EASY TO TRAVEL FARTHER AFIELD VIA ONE OF THE CY’S INIC TRAMS.READ MOREHOW TO GET THERECENTRAAL STATN • 5 M WALKAMSTERDAM CENTRAAL STATN • 6 M WALKFULL VIEWBT NEARBYRTRANTS4,003 WH 3 EATWH: MARTE OF AMSTERDAM4010.2 MI$$ - $$$ • DE WH A LOL CHEF • FRENCH • DUTCH SILVEREN SPIEGEL1,6980.1 MI$$$$ • DUTCH • EUROPEAN • GLUTEN FREE OPTNSTHE YETI - NEPALI & INDIAN RTRANT3080.1 MI$$ - $$$ • INDIAN • ASIAN • NEPALISANGO SPECIALTY COFFEE1450.1 MI$ • CAFE • EUROPEAN • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLYDAY'S STONEGRILL 1870858470 FT$$ - $$$ • STEAKHOE • INTERNATNAL • BARBECUEASHOKA - AMSTERDAM CENTM1,614416 FT$$ - $$$ • INDIAN • HEALTHY • NEPALIVERMEER6170.2 MI$$$$ • EUROPEAN • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY • VEGAN OPTNSMORTIMER AMSTERDAM525450 FT$$ - $$$ • DUTCH • CAFE • EUROPEANDE KOFFICHENKERIJ4460.2 MI$$ - $$$ • DSERT • CAFE • EUROPEANCUDDLE8670.1 MI$ • BAR • INTERNATNAL • GRILLSEE ALLATTRACTNS1,058 WH 6 DEAD END GALLERY134 FTART GALLERIBODY WORLDS5,4450.1 MISPECIALY MMS • SCIENCE MMSDAMRAK517487 FTPOTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKSSEXMM AMSTERDAM VENTEMPEL4,176358 FTSPECIALY MMS • ART MMSBRS VAN BERLAGE2280.1 MICONVENTN CENTERSTHE TOWER (BRS VAN BERLAGE)20449 FTHISTORIC S • POTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKSDOMIC KERK11491 FTCHURCH & CATHEDRALSNIWENDIJK AMSTERDAM2223 FTSHOPPG MALLSDE UTRECHT10345 FTPOTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKS • ARCHECTURAL BUILDGSMM ONS'LIEVE HEER OP SOLR3,4950.2 MISPECIALY MMSSEE ALLCONTRIBUTEWRE A REVIEWUPLOAD A PHOTOREVIEWSQ&AFILTERSENGLISHMOST RECENTDETAILED REVIEWS: REVIEWS ORR RMED BY SCRIPTIVENS OF ER-INTIFIED THEM SUCH AS CLEANLS, ATMOSPHERE, GENERAL TIPS AND LOTN RMATN.4.027 REVIEWSEXCELLENT15VERY GOOD5AVERAGE2POOR1TERRIBLE4JOSEPH ACHIGO, IL4 NTRIBUTNS0THE EVERYDAY SPOT TO POP IN ON!AUG 2022THE PLACE GAVE YOU THE WARM FEELG OF BEG FAY! I WAS VERY FORTABLE THE BAR AND THE DARK ROOMS. THE BARTENRS ARE WONRFUL. I REMEMBERED ALL THE NAMES! WHEN I REMEMBER YOUR NAME WHILE VISG, YOU ARE WONRFUL TO ME! I WAS BEG SED AT WHEN I ARRIVED DAILY. I WAS VERY FORTABLE BEG NAKED THE BAR WH NO PROBLEMS ! NO ONE BOTHERED ME AND THE ACTN WAS ON POT! DRKS WERE GREAT! THE MIC IS FANTASTIC ,DJ DID HIS JOB WELL! THE PEOPLE OUTSI THE ONT WERE IENDLY AS ALL ! I SMOKED MY CIGAR WHILE BEG SURROUND BY PEOPLE WH A REFULGENT SPIR ABOUT THEM! LOVE THIS BAR!READ MOREWRTEN AUGT 18, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.BRANDONAMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS20 NTRIBUTNS3BT LTLE GAY BAR AMSTERDAM FEB 2020 • SOLOHAPPENED UPON THIS BAR WHILE STROLLG THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE BARTENR WAS IENDLY AND FUN. WE HAD A GREAT TIME THIS LTLE LEATHER BAR. A SURE STOP NO MATTER WHAT YOUR CLATNS. READ MOREWRTEN FEBARY 29, 2020THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.NICKSPIXNEW YORK CY, NY60 NTRIBUTNS1GREAT PLACESEP 2019FRIENDLY, FUN AND A NICE EXPERIENCE. THE BARTENR WAS REALLY GOOD - THE GUYS THE BAR WERE ALL HAVG A GOOD TIME - WAS A REMR OF BETTER TIM OUR OWN UNTRY RE THE LEATHER SCENE. I KNOW THE ARGOS HAS GONE - BUT I HOPE THIS PLACE STILL WILL HELP KEEP AMSTERDAM 'UN-VANILLA'READ MOREWRTEN OCTOBER 1, 2019THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.HANSEL SMIAMI, FL412 NTRIBUTNS1JT OKFEB 2019 • COUPLHAPPENED TO BE WALKG BY AND WE WERE THE MOOD FOR A DRK, AND THATS WHAT WE GOT. WE HAD ONE DRK AND LEFT. THE PLACE DO PLAY GREAT MIC, THE CLIENTELE IS NOT VERY IENDLY NEHER WERE THE BARTENRS.READ MOREWRTEN MARCH 31, 2019THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.CONOR CLONDON, UK313 NTRIBUTNS3BRILLIANT BAR!DEC 2018 • FRIENDSME AND MY MATE ME HERE AT DECEMBER AND HAD A GREAT NIGHT. NOT AS SEEDY AS WE ASSUMED OM THE OUTSI. LOOKED LOVELY WH ALL THE XMAS RATNS. THE BARMAN WE HAD WE WAS A REAL LGH AND HAD GREAT BANTER. PL THE DRKS ARE CHEAP!! 2 ROS FOR A JAGERBOMB!! WE FIVELY REMEND AND WOULD AND WILL E BACK HERE.READ MOREWRTEN JANUARY 15, 2019THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.PATRICK GALEXANDRIA, VA159 NTRIBUTNS0JULY ADVENTUREJUL 2018NICE BAR TO VIS EHER LATE AFTERNOON OR LATE AT NIGHT. BARTENRS ARE NICE AND VERY ACODATG. EASY TO GET TO THE BAR BY FOOT OR TRAMREAD MOREWRTEN JULY 18, 2018THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.HM A3 OCT 2017I LOVE THIS PLACE TO TRAVEL, I AM PLANG TO VIS THIS AREA AGA. ULD YOU PLEASE UPLOAD SOME IMAGE? READ MOREWRTEN APRIL 19, 2018THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.DHEARDZIMAMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS152 NTRIBUTNS0GREAT GAY BAR AMSTERDAMJUN 2017 • SOLODONT UNRSTAND HOW ANYONE N GIVE THIS PLACE A BAD REVIEW! GREAT BAR, FUN AND IENDLY STAFF - OF URSE, IF YOU ENTER AND WANT TO, YOU NEED TO BUY A DRK! ITS NOT A MM, SHOP OR GALLERY - S A BAR!READ MOREWRTEN APRIL 12, 2018THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.GARY FGNOSALL, UK882 NTRIBUTNS0NOT THE IENDLIT OF WELNOV 2017 • FRIENDSIN THE POURG RA, FOUR OF WERE KEEN TO GET TO A BAR AND HAVE A BEER. FOUND THIS PLACE DOWN A SI STREET AND WENT . VERY DARK WH NO TABL SO WE WERE GOG TO STAY FOR JT ONE AND THEN GO. QUIET BARMAN JT STARED AT AND THERE WAS NO OFFER A DRK. PLACE DIDN’T FEEL RIGHT SO WE LEFT WHOUT A BEER. SEEMS WE HAD STUMBLED TO EHER A SWGERS JOT OR GAY BAR BUT ULDN’T WORK OUT WHICH.READ MOREWRTEN DECEMBER 9, 2017THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.CHRIS R1 NTRIBUTN1A GREAT WELEMAY 2017 • FRIENDSME AND MY IEND WANRED HERE NOT REALLY KNOWG WHAT TO EXPECT BUT FOUND SOME CREDIBLY IENDLY STAFF, A GREAT OWNER AND A LAID BACK ATTU OM EVERYONE THERE. WE HAD A GREAT TIME AND SHARED A LOT OF JOK. THEY EVEN SANG ME HAPPY BIRTHDAY AT MIDNIGHT! THEIR WARM WELE MA ME FEEL STANTLY AT HOME ON MY FIRST VIS TO AMSTERDAM.READ MOREWRTEN MAY 19, 2017THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.123SHOWG RULTS 1-10 OF 22LEON ALGRALEIN3 NTRIBUTNSIS ER GARROBE?RONALD BAMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS9 NTRIBUTNSOPEN VANAF 20:00 H, JE KUNT BOVEN DARKROOM OOK GEBIK MAKEN VAN LOCKER VOOR €1,00READ ALL REPLIVIEW ALLALSO POPULAR WH TRAVELERSSEE ALL2023BREWS & TAL AMSTERDAM CRAFT BEER TOUR175CY TOURS • BAR, CLUB & PUB TOURSRED LIGHT DISTRICT (DE WALLEN)2023COFFEHOP DE KA113CIGAR BARS • COFFEEHOAMSTERDAM SOUTH2023CAFE POLLUX436BARS & CLUBSCENTMHAPPY FEELGS COFFEHOP348BARS & CLUBSOPEN NOW • CANAL RG (GRACHTENGORL)COQTAL181CY TOURS • BAR, CLUB & PUB TOURSJORDAAN2023THE COMEDY EMBASSY273COMEDY CLUBSCENTM2023ULTIMATE PARTY PUB CRAWL1,058BAR, CLUB & PUB TOURSCENTM2023BOOM CHIGO762COMEDY CLUBSJORDAANTICKETS OM $21.762023THE WATERHOLE LIVE MIC BAR696CONCERTS • BARS & CLUBSOPEN NOW • CENTM2023IN WILMAN684BARS & CLUBSCENTMIS THIS YOUR TRIPADVISOR LISTG?OWN OR MANAGE THIS PROPERTY? 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